A brand new open-source FPGA recreation of the Nintendo Game Boy, GBC, and GBA is currently looking for funding on Crowd Supply. Game Boy style handhelds are ten-a-penny these days. If it’s not a reconditioned and seriously souped-up Game Boy, it’s an emulation unit, or a DIY Game Boy withRead More →
Amiga Addict’s regular sister publication, Pixel Addict, has a new issue out soon, where it explores CASIO and also looks at Hewson Consultants. Remember CASIO? Everyone had a CASIO calculator or watch (or both) when I was a kid. The Japanese manufacturer was incredibly successful at muscling into the UK’sRead More →
Walking egg-dude Dizzy is back, and he’s the cover star of the latest edition of Amiga Addict! Issue 39 also features a review of his latest game, Fast Food 2. Amiga Addict is by far my favourite magazine still in print, and one day I hope to have the chanceRead More →
I’ve been looking for a new project to fill the Patreon, and a couple of days ago, one landed on my doormat! A new Raspberry Pi 5 case has been sent to me, which has the appearance of a miniature PC case. So, using the Pi 5, and a bareRead More →
Rendering Ranger R² is a side-scrolling run-and-gun with shoot-em-up levels from Turrican designer Manfred Trenz, released originally in 1995 on SNES. I first became aware of Manfred Trenz in 1990, when Zzap! magazine reviewed Turrican for the Commodore 64. The incredible feat of creating a game that looked like itRead More →
This week, Christian Cawley takes a look at the most retro-heavy Gamescom ever, along with some brand-new retro gaming releases and announcements. Our weekly podcast is a 30 minute-exploration of new retro gaming information, in a world where the retro titles somehow just keep coming. Whether retro hardware or retroRead More →
The number of retro gaming systems recreated in LEGO could be about to increase once again, with the leak of a SEGA Lego Mega Drive/Genesis controller made of plastic bricks. I’ve just got in from a trip to York, where the local WH Smith has been rebranded as TG Jones,Read More →
MicroProse has listed Deck & Conn on Steam, which is dripping with retro graphics and gameplay, not to mention a heavy dose of Super Star Trek. Revived classic strategy and sim producer MicroProse is lining up the release of another retro-inspired turn-based tactical sim, but this one has a twist.Read More →
Since the BBC went pop, I’ve been wondering what to do while I decide on a fix (I’ll probably do the minimum DIY soldering option). So, with that on hold pending parts and having the time to solder, I’m looking at a couple of shorter, interim projects to share here.Read More →
